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Feminism and Liberal Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Richard C. Sinopoli  and
Nancy J. Hirschmann
Richard C. Sinopoli
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Nancy J. Hirschmann
Affiliation:
Cornell University
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Abstract

In her article on “Freedom, Recognition, and Obligation: A Feminist Approach to Political Theory,” published in the December 1989 issue of this Review, Nancy J. Hirschmann argued that a feminist methodology could breathe new and useful life into liberal political theory, relieving it of its structural sexism. In this Controversy, Richard C. Sinopoli takes issue with key claims made by Hirschmann. In turn, Hirschmann elaborates her case.

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Research Article
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American Political Science Review , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 221 - 234
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 1991 

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